MtDNA and nDNA corroborate existence of sympatric dwarf lemur species at Tsinjoarivo, eastern Madagascar

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 833-845

  Groeneveld, Linn F ^a   Blanco, Marina B ^b   Raharison, Jean Luc ^c   Rahalinarivo, Vololonirina ^c   Rasoloarison, Rodin M ^a,c   Kappeler, Peter M ^a,d   Godfrey, Laurie R ^b   Irwin, Mitchell T ^e  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cheirogaleus; Conservation; Lemurs; Madagascar; Phylogeny; Speciation

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MADAGASCAR; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROSIMIAN; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEIROGALEIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; GEOGRAPHY; HAPLOTYPES; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MADAGASCAR; PHYLOGENY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CHEIROGALEUS; CHEIROGALEUS CROSSLEYI; CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77953137366     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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